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Foreign Ministry Calls on Russia not to Compare Ukrainian Freedom Fighters to Nazi Collaborators. Russia is Furious Ukrainian diplomats explained why they did not support Russia’s resolution on the inadmissibility of glorification of Nazism, adopted by the UN General Assembly. 28.11.12 23:10 21 312 913

Sejm of Poland declares July 11 National day of Volhynia genocide victims remembrance The lower house of the Polish parliament (Sejm) has passed a resolution that names the killings of Poles in Volhynia committed by the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) between 1943 and 1945 a genocide. 22.07.16 14:12 85 292 573

PGO initiated proceeding against KGB member who killed UPA painter Chasewycz in Volyn in 1952. DOCUMENT+PHOTO Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) has initiated an investigation into the murder of OUN/UPA (Ukrainian nationalist organizations that participated in liberation struggle against the USSR in 1940s and 1950s) painter Nil Chasewycz by USSR State Security Service (KGB) officer Borys Stekliar. 26.04.17 12:14 103 570 246

European Parliament referred to controversy surrounding UPA in resolution on Ukraine’s accession to EU The European Parliament has backed Ukraine’s continued progress towards EU membership, but in its resolution it specifically mentioned the controversy surrounding the awarding of the honorary title ‘Heroes of the UPA’ to one of the units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Special Operations Forces. 08.07.26 16:54 4 009 19 Previously in trend: Anti-Ukrainian propaganda in Poland